diff --git a/src/pipewire/context.c b/src/pipewire/context.c
index e83b85238..70819e27d 100644
--- a/src/pipewire/context.c
+++ b/src/pipewire/context.c
@@ -571,8 +571,6 @@ int pw_context_for_each_global(struct pw_context *context,
 	int res;
 
 	spa_list_for_each_safe(g, t, &context->global_list, link) {
-		if (!g->registered)
-			continue;
 		if (!global_can_read(context, g))
 			continue;
 		if ((res = callback(data, g)) != 0)
@@ -591,36 +589,12 @@ static struct pw_global *find_global(struct pw_context *context, uint32_t id)
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-static uint32_t next_global_id(struct pw_context *context)
-{
-	uint32_t id, retry = 0;
-
-	while (true) {
-		id = context->serial++ & 0xffffff;
-		if (find_global(context, id) == NULL)
-			return id;
-		if (retry++ > 4096)
-			break;
-	}
-	return SPA_ID_INVALID;
-}
-
-uint32_t pw_context_add_global(struct pw_context *context, struct pw_global *global)
-{
-	global->id = next_global_id(context);
-	spa_list_append(&context->global_list, &global->link);
-}
-
-void pw_context_remove_global(struct pw_context *context, struct pw_global *global)
-{
-	spa_list_remove(&global->link);
-}
-
 SPA_EXPORT
 struct pw_global *pw_context_find_global(struct pw_context *context, uint32_t id)
 {
 	struct pw_global *global;
 
+
 	global = find_global(context, id);
 	if (global == NULL || !global->registered) {
 		errno = ENOENT;
diff --git a/src/pipewire/global.c b/src/pipewire/global.c
index 635a8c0f4..632cc2424 100644
--- a/src/pipewire/global.c
+++ b/src/pipewire/global.c
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@
 PW_LOG_TOPIC_EXTERN(log_global);
 #define PW_LOG_TOPIC_DEFAULT log_global
 
+static uint32_t serial = 0;
+
 /** \cond */
 struct impl {
 	struct pw_global this;
@@ -94,12 +96,11 @@ pw_global_new(struct pw_context *context,
 	this->func = func;
 	this->object = object;
 	this->properties = properties;
+	this->id = serial++ & 0xffffff;
 
 	spa_list_init(&this->resource_list);
 	spa_hook_list_init(&this->listener_list);
 
-	pw_context_add_global(context, this);
-
 	pw_log_debug("%p: new %s %d", this, this->type, this->id);
 
 	return this;
@@ -125,6 +126,7 @@ int pw_global_register(struct pw_global *global)
 	if (global->registered)
 		return -EEXIST;
 
+	spa_list_append(&context->global_list, &global->link);
 	global->registered = true;
 
 	spa_list_for_each(registry, &context->registry_resource_list, link) {
@@ -161,6 +163,7 @@ static int global_unregister(struct pw_global *global)
 			pw_registry_resource_global_remove(resource, global->id);
 	}
 
+	spa_list_remove(&global->link);
 	global->registered = false;
 
 	pw_log_debug("%p: unregistered %u", global, global->id);
@@ -365,7 +368,6 @@ void pw_global_destroy(struct pw_global *global)
 	struct pw_resource *resource;
 
 	global->destroyed = true;
-	pw_context_remove_global(global->context, global);
 
 	pw_log_debug("%p: destroy %u", global, global->id);
 	pw_global_emit_destroy(global);
diff --git a/src/pipewire/private.h b/src/pipewire/private.h
index 1c5751e44..c56edf9cb 100644
--- a/src/pipewire/private.h
+++ b/src/pipewire/private.h
@@ -450,7 +450,6 @@ struct pw_context {
 	uint32_t n_support;		/**< number of support items */
 	struct pw_array factory_lib;	/**< mapping of factory_name regexp to library */
 
-	uint32_t serial;
 	struct pw_array objects;	/**< objects */
 
 	struct pw_impl_client *current_client;	/**< client currently executing code in mainloop */
@@ -1116,9 +1115,6 @@ struct pw_control {
 	void *user_data;
 };
 
-uint32_t pw_context_add_global(struct pw_context *context, struct pw_global *global);
-void pw_context_remove_global(struct pw_context *context, struct pw_global *global);
-
 /** Find a good format between 2 ports */
 int pw_context_find_format(struct pw_context *context,
 			struct pw_impl_port *output,